(1/2/2015 - 1/8/2015) Game of the Week: Genpei Toumaden

[SamIAm]

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January 2 - January 8: Genpei Toumaden
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(chosen by lukester)

On one hand, there's plenty of reason to regret that we in the west didn't get a lot of Japanese games because they were deemed to be a little too Japanese. On the other hand, there are a few exceptions like Genpei Toumaden that make you really want to imagine how the meetings went where someone convinced someone else that this wasn't going to be a problem.

Not only that, but they even used basically the same art for the box. Why did that happen with this of all games? Who knows.

Anyway, Genpei Toumaden (aka Samurai Ghost in the west) is a sidescrolling action game, and while some people don't like it so much, others feel it has a certain charm. How about you?

PS: Submit a GOTW now or forever hold your peace.

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GOTW Schedule:
1. 9/10/2014 - 9/16/2014: Bonk's Revenge (johnnykonami)
2. 9/18/2014 - 9/24/2014: Splash Lake (nullity)
3. 9/25/2014 - 10/1/2014: Gekisha Boy (owlnonymous)
4. 10/2/2014 - 10/8/2014: Parasol Stars (mitsuman)
5. 10/9/2014 - 10/15/2014: Bomberman '93 (_joshuaTurbo)
6. 10/16/2014 - 10/22/2014: Monster Lair (neutopia6)
7. 10/23/2014 - 10/29/2014: Salamander (lukester)
8. 11/6/2014 - 11/12/2014: Shapeshifter (Mishran)
9. 11/13/2014 - 11/19/2014: Download (cabbage)
10. 11/20/2014 - 11/26/2014: Final Zone II (Punch)
11. 11/27/2014 - 12/4-2014: Atlantean (Arkhan)
12. 12/5/2014 - 12/11/2014: Hatris (Necromancer)
13. 12/12/2014 -12/18/2014: Yo Bro (wildfruit)
14. 12/19/2014 - 12/25/2014: Keith Courage (seieienbu)
15. 12/26/2014 - 1/1/2015: Gunboat (nullity)
16. 1/2/2015 - 1/7/2015: Genpei Toumaden (lukester)

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January 22-28: Drop Off/Drop Rock (esteban)
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February 5-11: Silent Debuggers (vestcoat)
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March 5-11: The Lost Sunheart (Gogan)
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March 26-April 1: Air Zonk (_joshuaTurbo)
April 2-8: Veigues Tactical Gladiator (Punch)
April 9-15: 1943 Kai (lukester)
April 16-22: Lords of Thunder (munchiaz)
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June 19 - June 25: Star Parodier (Inframan)
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July 24 - July 30: Military Madness (DarkKobold)
July 31 - August 6: Blazing Lazers (tpivette)
August 7 - August 13: Fantasy Zone (jtucci31)

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-All members are allowed one submission. When there are no further submissions, we will have a reset and everyone will be able to submit another game.
-Each game may only be submitted once.
-If you wish to retract your submission, please do so at least two weeks before your game is due. Your next submission will go to the back of the cue.
-Please don't submit games that have a high language barrier or will take too long to complete (particularly RPGs).
-Please don't submit games that are too expensive. Below $50 is best. Above $100 won't work.

[lukester]

Genpei Toumaden was extremely popular in Japan, but the game itself is not very good. 

I've beat the sequel (Samurai Ghost in the USA), which is one of the top 5 most graphically impressive HuCards and at least a 7/10 game.

[o.pwuaioc]

Whatever happened to GotW?

I've beat the sequel (Samurai Ghost in the USA), which is one of the top 5 most graphically impressive HuCards and at least a 7/10 game.

5/10 is being generous, imo. I just can't get into this game at all.

[VenomMacbeth]

This one is not for everybody, but if you can dig its charms & ass-raping difficulty, then I'd say the first one gets a 7/10, and the second gets an 8.5/10.

Everyone already knows this is one of my faves though

[seieienbu]

Whatever happened to GotW?

Perhaps people should make requests for new GotW-s?

I vastly prefer the second one to the first though in fairness I didn't exactly give the first the best chance.  I don't own a legit copy so I never played it for an extended period of time.  Genpai Toumaden wasn't like, Bad, but it certainly didn't instantly grab me as a fantastic game to devote all of my time. 

[o.pwuaioc]

I wonder if doing it bimonthly would raise participation.

[johnnykonami]

Count me in as a fan.  Something about the overall weirdness is just appealing to me.  I love anything involving Japanese depictions of hell and/or the undead as well.  Pretty brutally difficult though.